Order of Michael the Brave

Order of Michael the Brave Ordinul Mihai Viteazul
Type	Military Award
Presented by	The King of Romania (1916 – 1947) The President of Romania (since 2000)
Eligibility	Military personnel on active service
Status	Awarded only in time of war
Established	1916, re-instituted 2000
First awarded	1916
Last awarded	1944 and disbanded in 1947
Ribbon of the Order of Michael the Brave
Precedence
Next (higher)	None (Highest)
Next (lower)	Order of the Star of Romania

The Order of Michael the Brave (Romanian: Ordinul Mihai Viteazul) is Romania's highest military decoration, instituted by King Ferdinand I during the early stages of the Romanian Campaign of the First World War, and was again awarded in the Second World War. The Order, which may be bestowed either on an individual or on a whole unit, was named in honor of Michael the Brave (Mihai Viteazul), the late 16th-century Prince of Wallachia, Transylvania, and Moldavia.